宿(やど)

やど
noun
inn; lodging; place to stay
travelbuilding
1. inn; lodging; accommodation; place to stay
A place to stay overnight, especially a traditional Japanese inn or lodging establishment.
宿(やど)に帰(かえ)る。
To go back to the inn.
literary/formal usage
宿(やど)を出(で)て、次(つぎ)の町(まち)へ向(む)かった。
I left the inn and headed for the next town.
宿(やど)に泊(と)まる。
To stay at an inn.
宿(やど)を探(さが)しているのですが。
I'm looking for lodging.
一日中(いちにちじゅう)歩(ある)き回(まわ)って、やっと宿(やど)に戻(もど)ることができた。
After walking around all day, I was finally able to get back to the inn.
今夜(こんや)の宿(やど)はもう決(き)まりましたか。
Have you decided on tonight's accommodation?
山(やま)の中(なか)にある小(ちい)さな温泉(おんせん)宿(やど)に二泊(にはく)した。
I stayed two nights at a small hot spring inn in the mountains.
温泉(おんせん)宿(やど) = hot spring inn
旅行(りょこう)の宿(やど)は早(はや)めに予約(よやく)しておかないと、連休(れんきゅう)は取(と)れなくなる。
If you don't book lodging early, you won't be able to get anything during the long holiday.
宿(やど)を取(と)る = to book lodging
古(ふる)い歌(うた)の中(なか)では、旅人(たびびと)が宿(やど)を離(はな)れて遠(とお)い土地(とち)を目指(めざ)す場面(ばめん)がよく描(えが)かれている。
In old songs, scenes of travelers leaving their lodgings and heading for distant lands are often depicted.

Usage

  • 宿(やど) is a place to stay the night while traveling, and often suggests a traditional Japanese inn. For a modern hotel, ホテル is more usual.
  • In old poetry 宿(やど) can also mean one's own home.

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Related: 旅館(りょかん) (traditional Japanese inn)
Related: 宿泊施設(しゅくはくしせつ) (lodging facilities)
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Added 2026.1.13 1:02 · Revised 2026.9.30 6:54
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